Exoprimal Producer Ichiro Kiyokawa Confirms No Ties To Dino Crisis Property

While Capcom certainly is embracing its past with remakes on the way for the Resident Evil IP – the latest being Resident Evil 4 – there are other properties that are still sitting in storage more than a decade later. Although the cult following remains, hope for a new Dino Crisis or a remake is nowhere to be seen.

From a report on Capcom Vancouver, the team originally pitched a project for a new Dino Crisis title, however, the Japan division did not align with the same vision that the western team had and shutdown the idea. Of course, the team later went on to close which also brought its Dead Rising series with it, it appears.

Even when the new Exoprimal was announced, fans remained hopeful perhaps some connection was there to the Dino Crisis IP subversively. But that is not the case. In an interview with IGN, Producer Ichiro Kiyokawa told that is not actually true. “No, the game is its own unique thing and has no relationship to Dino Crisis.”

He continues, “Our initial concept was that we wanted to challenge ourselves to create a feeling of satisfying action that was different to past Capcom titles. Instead of a game like Monster Hunter, where you face a single, powerful enemy, we though that the experience of taking on and overcoming a huge horde of enemies had the appeal and potential to be the basis of a new IP. We also thought that it would feel great to share that experience with others online, and so the basic concept of Exoprimal was born.

“Once we had established our gameplay concept,” Hiraoka continued, “dinosaurs were the first idea that came up for the enemies you would face. I thought that it would be fun to experience the threat of history’s most fearsome predators, and that if there were hundreds or thousands of them it would be an intensity that hadn’t been seen before. Once we had that idea, we felt that the only way to face the overwhelming strength and numbers of dinosaurs would be with futuristic technology rather than modern weapons.”

Despite hopes being squandered by the publisher, many believe that Capcom could subliminally questioning if the playerbase is still interested in older IPs like Dino Crisis & Dead Rising. In a survey for the recent Capcom Showcase, the firm pressed on the franchises alongside Okami, Breath of Fire, and Ace Attorney. You can read the full report by heading here.

Were you hoping Dino Crisis was somehow linked to Exoprimal?

Exoprimal is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in 2023.

Source: IGN